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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow has chosen Alive And Kicking as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Crow has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Valentin Hristov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentin Hristov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Crow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hristov doesn't manage to clinch there - Crow circles away.
Crow looks gassed!
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hristov clinches up against the cage.
Hristov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hristov lands a nice knee to the body.
Hristov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark Crow has been cut.
Hristov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hristov throws an elbow but misses.
Crow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hristov.
Hristov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.
Crow is rocked!
Hristov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hristov stalling against the cage.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Crow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov working Crow over with knees to the body.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Crow is still on wobbly legs! Can Hristov finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov taking a breather.
Crow seems to have recovered his senses.
Hristov lands a good knee to the midsection. Crow won't want to take too many of those.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Mark Crow's cut even more.
Hristov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Hristov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hristov has Crow pushed against the cage.
Hristov lands a nice knee to the body.
Hristov slowing the pace effectively.
Crow takes an elbow to the temple.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hristov.
Hristov lands a knee to the body.
Hristov is stalling here.
Crow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crow looking to throw knees to the head but Hristov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Valentin Hristov.
Hristov doesn't manage to clinch there - Crow circles away.
Hristov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hristov tries to clinch there but Crow circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hristov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hristov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hristov tries to clinch but Crow moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crow, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hristov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hristov.
Crow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hristov smiles and moves away.
Hristov tries to clinch there but Crow circles away.
Hristov gets a clinch.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hristov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hristov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hristov landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hristov lands a nice elbow.
Hristov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hristov is pushing Crow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hristov throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Hristov.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hristov landing knees to the head.
Hristov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crow jumps guard but Hristov stands there with Crow around his waist. Crow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Valentin Hristov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Crow.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crow's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hristov.
Crow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hristov stalling against the cage.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crow pulls Hristov into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Hristov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Crow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hristov darts in and clinches Crow up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hristov.
Hristov crunches a lovely knee into Crow's ribcage.
Hristov landing knees to the body.
Crow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hristov has Crow pushed against the cage.
Crow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hristov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hristov avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Valentin Hristov.
Hristov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hristov clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hristov throws an elbow but misses.
Hristov avoiding damage.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Crow tries to pull guard but Hristov won't allow it.
Valentin Hristov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Crow.
Crow misses with a knee strike.
Hristov stalling against the cage.
Hristov avoiding damage as Crow throws knees to the body.
Hristov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hristov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hristov landing knees to the head.
Hristov stalling the fight.
Crow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knees to the body from Hristov.
Hristov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hristov throws an elbow that misses.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crow drags the fight down to the ground.
Crow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crow is looking for a triangle but Hristov pushes his legs off easily.
Hristov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hristov trying to control but Crow is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hristovis looking to pass into half guard but Crow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Crow is in guard.
Hristov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hristov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crow swats away the attempt to clinch by Hristov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hristov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hristov obliges.
Crow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hristov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hristov lands a nice elbow.
Hristov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hristov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hristov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hristov controlling the action here for a moment.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hristov.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Hristov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Crow's cut.
That's time! Hristov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hristov forces Crow back against the cage and clinches.
Hristov pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Valentin Hristov.
Hristov closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Hristov.
Crow misses with a knee to the head.
Crow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hristov lands a knee to the body.
Hristov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hristov obliges.
Crow jumps guard but Hristov stands there with Crow around his waist. Crow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hristov landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hristov has Crow pushed against the cage.
Hristov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hristov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crow tries to land a knee to the head but Hristov blocks with his arms.
Crow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hristov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hristov is stalling here.
Crow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valentin Hristov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Crow.
Stalling in the clinch from Hristov.
Hristov misses with a knee strike.
Hristov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crow looking to throw knees to the head but Hristov is blocking nicely.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hristov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hristov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crow letting Hristov take a breather here.
Crow missing with knees to the body.
Valentin Hristov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hristov working Crow over with knees to the body.
Crow jumps guard but Hristov stands there with Crow around his waist. Crow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hristov walks away with a smile on his face. Crow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hristov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hristov tries to clinch up.
Valentin Hristov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hristov closes the distance and clinches.
Crow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hristov walks away with a smile on his face. Crow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hristov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hristov circles away quickly and effectively.
Hristov has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hristov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hristov.
Crow fails to pull guard.
Hristov slows down the pace here.
Crow tries to pull guard but Hristov won't allow it.
Crow tries to pull guard but Hristov won't allow it.
Crow jumps guard but Hristov stands there with Crow around his waist. Crow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hristov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crow missing with knees to the body.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hristov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hristov landing knees to the head.
Hristov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crow can do to turn this around?
Hristov leaning against his opponent.
Crow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hristov smiles and moves away.
Hristov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hristov instigates a clinch.
Valentin Hristov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hristov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crow tries to pull guard but Hristov won't allow it.
Crow jumps guard but Hristov stands there with Crow around his waist. Crow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crow takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Hristov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hristov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Hristov!
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hype
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